STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007

...MAJOR ICE STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL U.S...

NUMEROUS ICE STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM
NORTHWEST TEXAS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
INTO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST...LOWER GREAT LAKES...AND
PENNSYLVANIA.  SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FROM NEW MEXICO
NORTHEAST INTO IOWA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS RIDING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG A
NEARLY STALLED FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ARE HELPING TO PUMP A LARGE AREA OF WARM MOIST AIR
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER A SHALLOW ARCTIC AIRMASS NORTH OF THE
FRONT..RESULTING IN AN EXPANDING AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. 


AT 900 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A SWATH OF FREEZING RAIN WITH
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHERN TEXAS EAST-NORTHWEST ACROSS
OKLAHOMA...MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...AND NORTHERN INDIANA WHICH WAS
ADVANCING EAST-NORTHEAST INTO OHIO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW AND ICE TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 700 AM CST SUN DEC 9...

...WISCONSIN...     ALL SNOW
MADISON                1.0
VERONA 6 NNW           0.9

...IOWA...          ALL SNOW
ESTHERVILLE            4.5
SPENCER                4.5
HAMPTON                4.0
POCAHONTAS             4.0
RUTHVEN                4.0
STOUDT                 4.0
ALGONA                 3.5
DENVER                 3.0
FOREST CITY            3.0
HUMBOLDT               3.0

...MISSOURI...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
BOWLING GREEN          2.0-3.0
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.0
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.0
NEVADA                 1.0
ASHLAND                0.8-1.0
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.8
VERSAILLES             0.5-1.0
WARSAW                 0.5-1.0
RHINELAND              0.5-0.8

...ILLINOIS...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POPLAR GROVE 3 SW      1.0
PHILADELPHIA 2 S       0.7
JACKSONVILLE           0.5
BEACH PARK 1 W         0.5

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  SNOW
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  SNOW
CHEYENNE               2.0  SNOW
COLUMBUS               1.0  FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.0  FREEZING RAIN

...COLORADO...       ALL SNOW
BOULDER 2 S            8.6
CRESTED BUTTE 6 N      7.0
BOULDER 3 S            6.8
GREELEY 3 W            6.7
RALSTON BUTTES 1 NNW   6.5
BOULDER 5 SE           6.0

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...MUCH OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EAST-
NORTHEAST ACROSS KANSAS...MISSOURI...ILLINOIS...INDIANA...OHIO...
NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHERN NEW YORK...AND CONNECTICUT ARE
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE OVER 1/4 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN...WITH AMOUNTS
APPROACHING AN INCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND NEAR THE BORDER OF
NORTHERN MISSOURI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
2 INCHES OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
2-4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO
EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH NEBRASKA...IOWA...SOUTHERN
WISCONSIN...LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN...NEW YORK...AND NEW
ENGLAND...WITH AMOUNTS OF 4-8 INCHES ANTICIPATED ACROSS UPSTATE
NEW YORK AND 7-14 INCHES FORECAST FALLING UPON THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHWEST COLORADO.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

ROTH